1. The enrichment of nursing values through volunteerism; a preliminary finding
Hajah Asmah binti Haji Husaini
BN Nursing, Msc Nursing Studies
Lecturer
Universiti Brunei Darussalam

2. Diploma in Health Sciences ( Nursing)
38 students
Year 1 ( Semester 1 and 2)
Age range: years old
40% volunteering experience

3. C.O.P IHS Experiential learning and reflective practice.
A community outreach project was organized where students were asked to volunteer to carry out charity work for families who are in need of physical help.

4. ‘5472 families living in poverty in Brunei Darussalam’ Brunei Times 2011

5. Volunteer work- Community Outreach programme- IHS

6. Nursing values
Respect and empathy are among the vital values that are expected of nurses during nursing care.
(Brunei Code of Professional Conduct for Registered Nurses and Midwives in Brunei Darussalam 2010 ,The American Nurses Association 2001, Royal College of Nursing, United Kingdom 2003)
Caring encompasses empathy for and connection with people (Fahrenwald et al 2005).
Nursing educators today are faced with challenge on how to instill these nursing values in student nurses (Cook and Cullen 2003).

7. Course outline Semester 1 Semester 2 Life Science- 2hrs/week
Foundation of Nursing- 4hrs/week
Clinical skill lab- 4 hours week
Clinical placement- 4 weeks
Semester 2
Life science – 2hrs /week
Foundation of Nursing -4hrs/week
Clinical skill lab- 4 hours/week
Pharmacology-2hrs /week
Clinical placement- 6 weeks

8. Understanding value of nursing
Ice breaking session
lectures and tutorial sessions ( Foundation of Nursing)
Clinical placement ( Medical/surgical wards)
Volunteer work on selected families ( elderlies/in need)

9. Evaluation
Evaluation
Aim: To find out if ‘volunteerism’ enhances students’ awareness of the importance of ‘respect’ and ‘empathy’ in nursing practice
Descriptive survey- using a likert scale
Focus group interview
Findings:
73% of the students found that the volunteer work was extremely meaningful to them
Express the value of respect
Understand their clients better
Able to link theoretical knowledge to experience
Time

10. Discussion Challenges Resources Volunteerism as a culture
Support from faculty members
Lesson leant
Able to link theory into practice
How it could’ve been done better
Ensure nursing values are continuously highlighted during formal and informal learning.
Sustainability and impact in the community
Family in need feel supported by the community.
Volunteerism as a culture
Sensitive nurses within the community.

11. Recommendation:
To formally make voluntary work as part of the nursing curriculum.
To carry out further survey using ‘ The Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy-Student Version’.
To be continuously assessed and evaluated.

12. Thank you! Hajah Asmah binti Haji Husaini
BN Nursing, Msc Nursing Studies
Lecturer
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Thank you!